Brittany95

@twa thank you! @Lurius Keep the faith! One of the big things Ive learned from this is T is such a crapshoot recovery-wise. How everyone can have vastly different experiences with the intensity/sounds theyre hearing/reactivity or not/recovery is ridiculous. So dont take to heart the 6-12 month thing. Its not like youre missing a leg and theres no way its coming back. With T, theres hope it can still right itself!

I hear you there. I only have T in my left ear, which is sort of the thing that has saved me from suicide so far. I have two tones, one comes and goes. My T isn't reactive in nature. But when one of the sounds cranks up, I get positively miserable.

I'm so sorry to hear that this has pushed you that close. I'll continue to hope that it gets easier for you and you have increased periods of quiet. I hate the phrase "it could be worse" because this is NOT a competition over who has it worse, but I would try to focus on the 2 positives you mentioned: it's only in one ear and isn't reactive.

Thank you! I haven't slept through the night for nearly a year now, then the tinnitus hit me in December and it's just been worse. But it is slowly getting back to "normal" again, I think. Maybe one of these days I'll sleep through the night! Hope you're doing okay :)

@Brittany95 If it's any consolation, sleep has been weird for me too. Normally I've been able to drift off easily and sleep well, but for the past few days it's been a bit rocky. Just trying to ride it out though! Otherwise, the tinnitus has been totally livable.

Sorry to hear it's switching up on you! I'm sure it'll get back to normal soon. I've stopped having the problem of being able to fall asleep (and usually don't mask with rain sounds now), but actually staying asleep is the killer. I always wake up at 3:30/4:30/5:30 and it's a coin toss if I fall back asleep after that. It's so weird and annoying :/

It's been quiet for me too today! Woke up early, but I think I slept some. Still, this is a good day.

@Jebbis a few miles a day? Dang, that's awesome! Glad to hear it's helping :) @twa Thank you so much! I hope your vertigo is continuing to improve/stay away? @Lurius that's awesome to hear!! I hope this is the start of another good period for you, one that lasts longer than two weeks!

@Lurius Good to know you're doing well. My T has been very quiet for the past few months and it's made me feel really happy. I hope your good days only continue.

Sorry to hear that! :( Do you find your T is worse when you sleep bad? I got about 6 hours of sleep and it's definitely worse than it's been the last 3 days.

I've had a really good period for about 2 weeks now, but that seems to be over. I'm not sure if my T is more annoying today, but my reaction to it is definately worse. My nerves have been shot today because of a combination of unfortunate events, so I just hope to get some sleep tonight and it will all improve soon.

When it rains, it pours, as they say. Hopefully the bad comes to an end and the good can come back :) If you had 2 weeks of good, you should get that again soon! I think that's the case with mine, where it just seems my reaction to it is worse when I sleep bad rather than it actually being worse. Like I'm just a big tired grump today so the noise is just exacerbated haha

Thank you! And glad to see you're doing well too! :)

If you start hitting a wall with a hammer, it takes some time before you are able to see the objects on the other side of the wall.

@Bill Bauer I love a good analogy, but I'll be honest I can't figure out if this is in support or as a warning to what I did haha! I did have earplugs on hand just in case, but we were sitting in a more quiet section (the other game I went to we sat close to the jumbo-tron speakers, which sucked) so that was good.

so does mine..its weird. it shifts depending on the side I sleep on. It has a mind of its own.

It really does! It makes me wonder if I could solve this by going to a chiropractor haha

Just don't go D:

I know it's kinda a dumb risk...but my T wasn't caused by an acoustic trauma (ear infections) so I think it'll be fine. I'll definitely be wearing earplugs though!

That's awesome Brittany!

Thank you, it was very much needed! Just trying to focus on the fact that, if it got that quiet once, it can get that quiet again!

Concerts and movie theatres are my big hang-ups with this, yeah. I used to go to the movies almost every weekend with my dad. I haven't in months now. I think I'll go see a Quiet Place II, only because it's actually going to be quiet for the most part lol. I hope one day we can have normalcy again <3

I like those bands too. I used to go to a CCM concert once or twice a year and to the movies almost every week. I wonder if the movies contributed to mine because I don't use earphones and only rarely used earbuds for a phone call.

Thats what I'm scared of, that Ive actually already damaged my ears and the infection just exacerbated it. Ive been to about 30 concerts in my life, no protection, and probs hundreds of movies. And listening to music with headphones for years (havent really since college). But after every single event, my ears were fine by the next day. Im only 26 and feel like I just started really living only to be hit with this.

Thanks @Brittany95

Oh man, I cant imagine skidding out, that sounds terrible! I was in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the highway. It was stop, go, stop, GO! Oh shit stop! I wasnt distracted or riding too close, I think it just took a sec to register that everyone was coming to a dead stop. I got hit from behind and that person fled. Person in front had minimal damage while my car started smoking & was leaking fluid & had to be towed -_-

Hey Brittany! Glad to hear you are okay. It really sucks about your car, but it could have been worse. Now it's just a PIA dealing with insurance and not having a car!

Thank you! That's what I keep telling myself: Nobody was killed or even seriously hurt so I'm fortunate in that. I'm just hoping for good news today that my car is repairable!

Happy birthday! What's your plan? Earplugs?

Thank you!! And yes, I'll be bringing earplugs with. I'm hoping it won't be as loud as a normal game since we're at limited capacity, and it's a weekday game. Fingers crossed!

I had like silence for 2 straight days, then got up today right back to "normal". Almost thought it was getting better. I should have known better.

Read the long term success stories... lots of ups and downs.

@Charlesm0513 Right? Like I feel naïve thinking it's finally gone, then BAM, it's back! It is still getting slowly better for me, overall. Here's hoping you get more silent days! @Keith Handy I'm trying to read them all haha! I will say it has been more up than down lately, with sleep improving over the last two weeks, thank God. I hope you're doing well :)

Lots of water, rest and eat well. Feel better!

Thank you, I'm already feeling normal today! Still drinking a bunch of water and went to bed early last night. Hope you feel better soon too with the dizziness! :)

That’s great news!

@Brittany95, that is great news! Keep at it and continue to take good care of yourself. This bout of vertigo hit me 10 days after my 2nd shot. I also became dizzy 5 days after my first shot.

So I may have spoken too soon, lol. I got hit with chills and fatigue about an hour into work and went home at noon. Kinda crashed on the couch but feeling better now! @twa I hope the vertigo subsides soon! If it went away after the first one Id imagine it would with the second :)